Administration And Tax
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Bethlehem Tax Bureau
*Note: If you received a printed 2007
Form 531, the form contained several typographic errors or
omissions.
- No Refunds or credits under $1.00
- Tax due amounts less than $1.00 need not be paid.
- (language inadvertently omitted from form)
- Line 13 - reads "Line 10 minus line
12" - should read "Line 12
minus line 10"
- Line 14 reads "Line 12 minus line
10" - should read "Line 10
minus line 12"
A corrected PDF version of 2007
Form 531 is available for download.
About City Taxes
Tax Forms
Welcome to the City of Bethlehem's Tax Bureau
Web Page. This site was developed to give taxpayers, employers,
and tax professionals easier access to local tax information
and forms. We invite you to browse the site and see what is
available. If you should have any questions about the local
taxes or suggestions for this site please contact the Tax
Bureau on following address;
Phone (610) 865-7022
E-mail cobtax@bethlehem-pa.gov
The City of Bethlehem's Tax Bureau is the contracted collector
for the Borough of Freemansburg's Earned Income Tax. In addition,
the Tax Bureau also collects Business Privilege and Mercantile
Tax and the Local Services Tax.
Taxpayers and employers can be assured that all of the information
received by the City of Bethlehem's Tax Bureau is strictly
confidential and can only be used for the official business
of the Tax Bureau. By providing earnings information to the
Tax Bureau we can ensure that you receive the proper mailings
of tax forms and that all tax withheld from your wages comes
back to your community.
We'd like to thank all of the taxpayers that take the time
and make the effort to comply with the local tax regulations.
You contribute greatly to the municipal services provided
to our residents. Please do not hesitate to contact us if
you need any additional information regarding local taxes.
Visit the Pa. Earned Tax Officers, Administrators and Collectors
web page for more information regarding the earned income
tax and links to other tax offices.
www.peitoac.org
About
City Taxes
The following is a short description of the various taxes
administered by the City of Bethlehem's Tax Bureau:
The Earned
Income Tax (EIT) is a 1% income tax that is assessed
on the gross earnings of residents and non-residents and net
profits of residents. Most Pennsylvania employers withhold this
tax and list it as the "CITY TAX" or "LOCAL TAX" on an employee's
pay stub or W-2 form. Pennsylvania Residents who are self-employed
or whose employer does not withhold the tax are required to
pay the tax themselves. If you are self-employed we can establish
estimated tax payment plans so that you are not faced with a
large tax liability at the end of the year.
 Employer
Instructions for Withholding, Reporting, and Paying 1% Local
Earned Income Tax
Regulations
for Earned Income Tax 2003 and later years
Regulations
for Earned Income Tax prior to 2003
Local Services Tax
Pennsylvania legislation was enacted into law on December 1,
2004 (PA Act 222 of 2004) that changed the Occupational Privilege
Tax (OPT) to an "Emergency and Municipal Services Tax"
(EMST) and changed the maximum rate of the tax from $10.00
to $52.00. Effective 1/1/08 the EMST is known as the LST with
different withholding requirements. To read more and find detailed
employer instructions for the new LST please read the following
documents.
Exemption
Certificate for Local Services Tax (LST)
Employer
Instructions for Local Services Tax (LST)
EMST
Refund Form
LST
Request for Refund
The
Business Privilege and Mercantile Tax is
assessed on the gross receipts of all businesses located within
the City of Bethlehem. The tax is levied at 1.5 mils on retail
sales, service and rentals ($1.50 per $1,000.00 of business)
and at 1 (one) mil on wholesale sales ($1.00 per $1,000.00 of
business).
A Business Privilege License is required by all businesses
wishing to do business within the City of Bethlehem. The annual
license fee is $25.00 and the license period runs from May
1st through April 30th of the following year.
Tax Forms
For your convenience, the Tax Forms can be downloaded from
this web site and/or printed. The completed forms can be mailed
to the appropriate department at City Hall, 10 East Church
Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018. Currently you cannot file these
forms electronically.
Contact us
City of Bethlehem Tax Bureau
10 E. Church Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018
PHONE
(610) 865-7022
(610) 865-7125 (Property Tax Verification)
(610) 865-7011 (Tax Certification)
EMAIL
cobtax@bethlehem-pa.gov
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